Monday, September 4, 2023

Color Names

 

ebony
oatmeal
pastel gray
mint gream
oatmeal
honeydew
Aero Blue
Aero Blue
Green Sheen
Shadow Gray
Light Blue
Cool Mint
Blue (Munsell)
Pastel Blue
Moonstone Blue
Marengo
Marengo
Pale Aqua
Gainsboro
Shadow Blue
Marengo
Glaucous
Dark Pastel Blue
Marengo
Pearly Purple
Classic Rose Pink
Platinum
Chilean Pink
lavender blush
baby pink

Friday, July 28, 2023

Munsell Color Exploration

 I'm looking for the 1943 Munsell table.

But look, here is a package in R!

https://github.com/cwickham/munsell/tree/master

https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/munsell/munsell.pdf


And here's the Munsell Spin!

https://observablehq.com/@jrus/munsell-spin


Also, tonight I found this Architectural Digest discussion of the Barbie Dreamhouse through the decades.



Bias-cut dress project

Marais dress has angled connection of upper bodice to skirt, V-neck front and back, no buttons or zippers.
https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2021/07/liesls-woven-bias-cut-marais-dress.html 
and the pattern:

McCall's pattern is Aline with diagonal seams
https://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/85644


Saturday, July 8, 2023

Instapot Vegetarian and Indian recipes.

https://www.cookwithmanali.com/


Our instapot was a gift, and I've been slow to work it into our routine, as I already had a stove-top pressure cooker that I love.

But recently I've been turning to the instapot instead of the pressure cooker to make the basic beans or chickpeas that I use in recipes. The only finished-for-the-table dish I would make in an instapot is butter chicken. But I'm not that excited about it, the kids like it best. I've been wanting to find vegetarian dishes that I could make in the instapot, which do not ruin the vegetables. So I'm excited about this Manali site, it looks promising.

Monday, November 14, 2022

Three Sisters Dish for Thanksgiving

 Comparative with:
Simply Recipes version


  • Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup)
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound butternut or kabocha squash as the pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 2 cups)  ==or Johnna thinks it's easier to roast the squash in the oven, the scoop out the meat.  I hate peeling winter squash.
  • 1 (15-ounce) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup vegetable broth (such as Better than Boullion)
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
  • 3 cups Scarlet Runner Beans, already cooked. (or more beans, so it's equal to the pumpkin?)
  • 2 cups chopped greens (such as spinach or kale)
  • Parsley or Cilantro to decorate the top.

  • Johnna's directions.

  • Roast the squash the day before
  • Cook the beans the day before.  I can cooked the beans Wednesday night after we arrive.  I'll probably cook a pound which makes 7 cups.  I can put any leftovers into burritos later.
  • Saute onions for 5 minutes
  • Add garlic and saute a minute more
  • Add canned tomatoes, tomato paste, spices and salt, and broth.  Bring to boil and cook 15 minutes to remove the canned taste of the tomato.
  • While the tomato sauce is cooking, Remove meat from squash and chop/scoop into bite sized chunks.

    Add the Three Sisters: Squash, Beans, and corn. If adding kale, add it now, if spinach add it at the end..  Cook another ten minutes on the stove to make hot through.  

  • Presentation ideas:

  • Simple: serve hot Three Sisters in a bowl-type serving dish, topped with cilantro.  This is my preferred way to go.

  • Fancy: Make a cornbread batter, bake Three Sisters in casserole dish topped with cornbread for 20-25 minutes until cornbread is cooked.  But, we already have cornbread stuffing on the table, so this doesn't make sense.

    Theatrical.  Serve in a roasted whole pumpkin.  Or in small individual roasted pumpkins.  If serving in pumpkin, reduce or eliminate squash from mixture above.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Shoe Advice from a Shoe Designer

 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtq-0W6ir9At7B8s5INDkBw